Conservation of the WD-repeat, microtubule-binding protein, EMAP, in sea urchins, humans, and the nematode C. elegans

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 2-10

  Suprenant, Kathy A ^a   Tuxhorn, Jennifer A ^a   Daggett, Melissa A F ^a   Ahrens, Douglas P ^a   Hosteller, Amanda ^a   Palange, Jean M ^a   Van Winkle, Chanc E ^b   Livingston, Brian T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human EMAP related protein; Microtubule associated protein; Mitosis

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL FUNCTION; ECHINODERM; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GASTRULATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GERM LAYER; HUMAN; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MESODERM; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEA URCHIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VERTEBRATE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS; METAZOA; NEMATODA; PLUTEUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033957516     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008183     Document Type: Article

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